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the Code of Federal Regulations are

amended as follows:

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and

336.

2. Section 73.3550 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 73.3550 Requests for new or modified

call sign assignments.

(a) All requests for new or modified

call sign assignments for radio and

television broadcast stations shall be

made via the FCC’s on-line call sign

reservation and authorization system

accessible through the Internet’s World

Wide Web by specifying http://

www.fcc.gov. Licensees and permittees

may utilize this on-line system to

determine the availability and licensing

status of any call sign; to select an initial

call sign for a new station; to change a

station’s currently assigned call sign; to

modify an existing call sign by adding

or deleting an ‘‘-FM’’ or ‘‘-TV’’ suffix; to

exchange call signs with another

licensee or permittee in the same

service; or to reserve a different call sign

for a station being transferred or

assigned.

(b) No request for an initial call sign

assignment will be accepted from a

permittee for a new radio or full-service

television station until the FCC has

granted a construction permit. Each

such permittee shall request the

assignment of its station’s initial call

sign expeditiously following the grant of

its construction permit. All initial

construction permits for low power TV

stations will be issued with a fivecharacter low power TV call sign, in

accordance with § 74.783(d).

(c) Following the filing of a transfer or

assignment application, the proposed

assignee/transferee may request a new

call sign for the station whose license or

construction permit is being transferred

or assigned. No change in call sign

assignment will be effective until such

transfer or assignment application is

granted by the FCC and notification of

consummation of the transaction is

received by the FCC.

(d) Where an application is granted by

the FCC for transfer or assignment of the

construction permit or license of a

station whose existing call sign

conforms to that of a commonly-owned

station not part of the transaction, the

new licensee of the transferred or

assigned station shall expeditiously

request a different call sign, unless

consent to retain the conforming call

sign has been obtained from the primary

holder and from the licensee of any

other station that may be using such

conforming call sign.

(e) Call signs beginning with the letter

‘‘K’’ will not be assigned to stations

located east of the Mississippi River, nor

will call signs beginning with the letter

‘‘W’’ be assigned to stations located west

of the Mississippi River.

(f) Only four-letter call signs (plus an

LP suffix or FM or TV suffixes, if used)

will be assigned.

However, subject to the other

provisions of this section, a call sign of

a station may be conformed to a

commonly owned station holding a

three-letter call sign assignment (plus

FM, TV or LP suffixes, if used).

(g) Subject to the foregoing

limitations, applicants may request call

signs of their choice if the combination

is available. Objections to the

assignment of requested call signs will

not be entertained at the FCC. However,

this does not hamper any party from

asserting such rights as it may have

under private law in some other forum.

Should it be determined by an

appropriate forum that a station should

not utilize a particular call sign, the

initial assignment of a call sign will not

serve as a bar to the making of a

different assignment.

(h) Stations in different broadcast

services (or operating jointly in the 535–

1605 kHz band and in the 1605–1705

kHz band) which are under common

control may request that their call signs

be conformed by the assignment of the

same basic call sign if that call sign is

not being used by a non-commonly

owned station. For the purposes of this

paragraph, 50% or greater common

ownership shall constitute a prima facie

showing of common control.

(i) The provisions of this section shall

not apply to International broadcast

stations or to stations authorized under

Part 74 of the rules (except as provided

in § 74.783 of this chapter).

(j) A change in call sign assignment

will be made effective on the date

specified in the postcard acknowledging

the assignment of the requested new call

sign and authorizing the change. Unless

the requested change in call sign

assignment is subject to a pending

transfer or assignment application, the

requester is required to include in its

on-line call sign request a specific

effective date to take place within 45

days of the submission of its electronic

call sign request. Postponement of the

effective date will be granted only in

response to a timely request and for

only the most compelling reasons.

(k) Four-letter combinations

commencing with ‘‘W’’ or ‘‘K’’ which

are assigned as call signs to ships or to

other radio services are not available for

assignment to broadcast stations, with

or without the ‘‘-FM’’ or ‘‘-TV’’ suffix.

(l) Users of nonlicensed, low-power

devices operating under Part 15 of the

FCC rules may use whatever

identification is currently desired, so

long as propriety is observed and no

confusion results with a station for

which the FCC issues a license.

(m) Where a requested call sign,

without the ‘‘-FM,’’ ‘‘-TV’’ or ‘‘-LP’’

suffix, would conform to the call sign of

any other non-commonly owned

station(s) operating in a different

service, an applicant utilizing the online reservation and authorization

system will be required to certify that

consent to use the secondary call sign

has been obtained from the holder of the

primary call sign.

PART 74—EXPERIMENTAL RADIO,

AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST

AND OTHER PROGRAM

DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES

3. The authority citation for part 74

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307, and

554.

4. Section 74.783 is amended by

revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:

§ 74.783 Station identification.

* * * * *

(e) Low power TV permittees or

licensees may request that they be

assigned four-letter call signs in lieu of

the five-character alpha-numeric call

signs described in paragraph (d) of this

section. Parties requesting four-letter

call signs are to follow the procedures

delineated in § 73.3550. Such four-letter

call signs shall begin with K or W;

stations west of the Mississippi River

will be assigned an initial letter K and

stations east of the Mississippi River

will be assigned an initial letter W. The

four-letter call sign will be followed by

the suffix ‘‘-LP.’’

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

48 CFR Parts 1609, 1632, 1652

RIN 3206–AI16

Federal Employees Health Benefits

Program Improving Carrier

Performance; Conforming Changes

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.
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ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel

Management (OPM) is proposing to

issue a regulation that would amend the

Federal Employees Health Benefits

Acquisition Regulation (FEHBAR) to

underscore accountability for customer

service and contractual compliance

among the Federal Employees Health

Benefits (FEHB) Program communityrated carriers. The regulation would

enable OPM to better manage carriers’

performance over key contract areas,

including customer service measures,

information and reporting requirements,

and significant events that might affect

service to enrollees. Accurate and

timely performance by carriers will

facilitate the Program meeting its

customer service standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

sent to Abby L. Block, Chief, Insurance

Policy and Information Division, Office

of Insurance Programs, Retirement and

Insurance Service, Office of Personnel

Management, P.O. Box 57, Washington,

DC 20044; delivered to OPM, Room

3425, 1900 E Street NW., Washington,

DC; or FAX to (202) 606–0633.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Mercer, (202) 606–0004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Among

OPM’s guiding principles in its role as

administrator of the FEHB Program, and

consistent with the Government’s

customer service initiatives, is the goal

of ensuring high quality customer

service for enrollees in the FEHB

Program. In order to accomplish this

goal, each carrier participating in the

Program must meet its responsibility to

provide high quality customer service.

OPM’s customer service focus has led

to our establishing certain Program

requirements that will enable both OPM

and carriers to provide enrollees with

the quality of service they expect. These

requirements are generally set by

regulation, the FEHB contract, or OPM’s

administrative policies, and the vast

majority of FEHB carriers comply with

them. Nevertheless, sometimes FEHB

carriers fall short of one or more of the

requirements, for example, by failing to

meet a specified standard for customer

service or submitting a required report

late or with incorrect information. A

carrier’s failure to meet its obligations

reduces OPM’s ability to ensure that the

FEHB Program provides good customer

service to FEHB enrollees, and may

reduce the Program’s efficiency and

effectiveness. Accordingly, OPM seeks

to implement a system of monetary

performance incentives that would hold

community-rated carriers accountable

for their performance. Such incentives

are already in place for experience-rated

carriers.

OPM has identified certain carrier

obligations that, when unmet, can delay

or keep customer service goals from

being met. Some examples of poor

performance reducing customer service

are: Failure to meet customer service

standards; failure to provide accurate

and timely benefits and rate

information, brochures, or reports;

failure to comply with the disputed

claims process; failure to comply with

the requirement for a paperless

enrollment system, failure to accurately

reconcile enrollment data; and failure to

cooperate in survey administration. A

carrier’s failure to meet its obligations,

particularly with regard to surveys and

brochures, impedes or delays OPM’s

ability to provide enrollees with

information that will enable them to

make an informed decision in selecting

a health plan. An additional critical

obligation is the carrier’s responsibility

to provide information regarding events

that might have a material effect upon

the carrier’s ability to meet its

obligations under the contract, such as,

changes to its participating providers, a

change of corporate name or ownership

or a transfer of assets, and labor

disputes. These events may reduce the

carrier’s ability to provide required

services to our enrollees.

Under authority of the regulations,

OPM would withhold a portion of the

community-rated carrier’s premium if

the carrier does not meet its FEHB

Program obligations. It should be

emphasized that we expect the vast

majority of community-rated carriers

will receive minor, if any, premium

adjustment.

Incentive percentage factors will be

assigned to two basic elements,

Customer Service and Critical Contract

Compliance Requirements, described

below. The Contracting Officer will

assign a percentage factor for each basic

element based on the carrier’s

demonstrated record in meeting its

obligations during the contract year. The

percentage factor will be applied to each

community-rated carrier’s total FEHB

premiums. The aggregate withhold

amount for any carrier would not

exceed one percent of premium paid for

any contract year. OPM would evaluate

the carrier’s performance after the

contract year ends, apply the percentage

factors directly to the total net-to-carrier

premium dollars paid for the preceding

contract year, and withhold the amount

from the carrier’s periodic premium

payments payable during the first

quarter of the following contract year.

Carriers could make alternative payment

arrangements acceptable to their FEHB

contracting officer.

So that there will be no question as to

what level of effort OPM expects, we

have developed a standard evaluation

list with sub-elements that will be used

by the FEHB contracting officers in

evaluating the carriers’ performance,

and will share it with all communityrated carriers during the public

comment period. An understanding of

the elements and sub-elements should

make it easier for carriers to achieve full

performance under the contract and

ensure that the FEHB Program

maintains its position as a leader in

meeting its customers’ needs.

The regulation also amends FEHBAR

1632.170, Recurring payments to

carriers, FEHBAR 1652.232–70,

Payments-community-rated contracts,

and FEHBAR 1652.232–71, Paymentsexperience-rated contracts, to enable

OPM to withhold monies from premium

payments for other contractual

obligations, such as the carrier’s share of

the cost of a customer satisfaction

survey.

Reference changes have been made to

the FEHBP Clause Matrix at 1652.3 to

conform to reference changes in the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

[Chapter 1 of Title 48, Code of Federal

Regulations] since the last FEHBP

Clause Matrix update, and the reference

to FAR 52.215–70 is corrected to read

1652.215–70.

Reduction of Comment Period for

Proposed Rulemaking

I have determined that the comment

period will be thirty days because OPM

must receive public comments on this

new initiative as soon as possible in

order to analyze them, work with

interested parties, and publish a final

regulation prior to the beginning of the

1999 Contract Year.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that this regulation will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

because in no case will it affect more

than one percent of a carrier’s premium.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1609,

1632, and 1652

Administrative practice and

procedure, Government employees,

Government procurement, Health

facilities, Health insurance, Health

professions, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements,

Retirement.
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Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

Accordingly, OPM is proposing to

amend Chapter 16 of Title 48, Code of

Federal Regulations, as follows:

CHAPTER 16—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION

REGULATION

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Parts 1609, 1632, and 1652 continue to

read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8913; 40 U.S.C. 486(c);

48 CFR 1.301.

PART 1609—CONTRACTOR

QUALIFICATIONS

2. Subpart 1609.71 is added to read as

follows:

Subpart 1609.71—Performance Incentives

Sec.

1609.7101 Policy.

1609.7101–1 Community-rated carrier

incentive elements.

1609.7101–2 Community-rated carrier

performance incentive factors.

Subpart 1609.71—Performance

Incentives

1609.7101 Policy.

At the end of each contract period, the

contracting officer shall determine each

community-rated carrier’s

responsiveness to the Program

requirements in 1609.7101–1.

1609.7101–1 Community-rated carrier

incentive elements.

(a) Customer Service. This incentive

element is intended to assist OPM in

achieving the goal of providing

customer service that meets or exceeds

the expectations of Federal enrollees.

The Customer Service element shall

represent 70 percent of the total

calculation and shall be based on the

carrier’s compliance with the following

sub-elements:

(1) Meeting Customer Service

Performance Standards. Compliance

with this sub-element is essential so that

OPM can ensure that the carrier is

providing quality health care and other

services to enrollees. The contracting

officer will evaluate this sub-element

based on the carrier’s compliance with

the FEHB Quality Assurance clause of

the contract and shall consider the

carrier’s demonstrated efforts in

responding to its members’ needs,

providing quality services, applying its

quality assurance program, verifying

that its physicians are credentialed,

making appointments for patients,

assessing the quality of its health care,

accurately processing claims, properly

responding to requests for

reconsideration of disputed claims, and

making timely payments to members

and providers.

(2) Timely Closure on Rates and

Benefits Consistent with Policy

Guidelines. In order for information to

be available to our customers in time for

the annual Open Season, carriers must

work with OPM to conclude benefits

and rate negotiations by mid-August.

The contracting officer will evaluate this

sub-element based on the carrier’s

demonstrated record in providing its

rate proposal, rate reconciliation data,

and necessary clarifications within the

time frames prescribed by and in the

format required by OPM. The

contracting officer also will evaluate

this sub-element based on the carrier’s

record in submitting proposed benefit

changes and clarifications and proposed

brochure language in accordance with

the instructions in the Call Letter.

(3) Customer Information. Enrollees

must have accurate information and

adequate time to make informed Open

Season choices in selecting a health

plan. In evaluating this sub-element, the

contracting officer will consider the

carrier’s timely submission of the

contract, signed by the contracting

official, to OPM; the carrier’s

compliance with FEHBP Supplemental

Literature Guidelines; the timeliness of

the carrier’s compliance with the

Information and Marketing Materials

clause of the contract and the carrier’s

efforts in submitting complete and

accurate brochures to OPM’s

distribution center for annuitants, OPM

contract specialists, and its current

enrollees. The contracting officer shall

also consider the timely submission of

an electronic brochure for OPM’s World

Wide Web Site and the carrier’s efforts

in verifying, within the OPM-specified

time frame, the accuracy of the

information in the current FEHB Guide

in preparation for the upcoming

contract period as part of this

requirement.

(4) Cooperation in Surveys. FEHB

enrollees rely on feedback from the

customer satisfaction survey in selecting

a health plan. The contracting officer

will evaluate this sub-element based on

the carrier’s record in cooperating with

OPM and/or its designated

representative in administering a

customer satisfaction survey as

specified in the FEHB contract and OPM

guidance.

(5) Reconsideration/Disputed Claims.

The requirement for carriers to

reconsider disputed health benefits

claims is in 5 CFR 890.105. An

incomplete explanation of denied

benefits by the carrier places a burden

on enrollees, causing them to seek

reconsideration because the carrier did

not fully explain its denial. Incomplete

responses to enrollee requests for

reconsideration drive enrollees to take

the additional step of requesting

reconsideration by OPM. Late carrier

responses to OPM’s requests for the

carrier’s reconsideration file delays

OPM’s response to enrollees. When a

dispute is brought to OPM through the

disputed claims process, communityrated carriers must provide thorough

and complete information according to

OPM-specified time frames. The

contracting officer will evaluate this

sub-element based on the carrier’s

reconsideration files, including the

responses to enrollees’ requests for

reconsideration and the carrier’s

submission of the reconsideration files

to OPM for review of the carrier’s

decisions within the time frame

specified by OPM.

(6) Paperless Enrollment/Enrollment

Reconciliation—(i) Paperless

Enrollment. The requirement to

cooperate in the OPM designated system

for paperless enrollment is under the

section entitled ‘‘Enrollment

Instructions’’ in the FEHB Supplemental

Literature Guidelines in the FEHB

contract. The contracting officer will

evaluate this sub-element based on the

carrier’s efforts at setting up a method

of accepting electronic data

transmission from the OPM designated

electronic enrollment system,

processing enrollment changes on a

weekly basis, and issuing ID cards

timely. Consideration will also be given

if the carrier does not accept enrollment

verification letters provided through the

electronic system as proof of insurance.

(ii) Enrollment Reconciliation. The

requirement for carriers to reconcile

their enrollment records on a quarterly

basis with those provided by Federal

Government agencies is in the Records

and Information to be Furnished by

OPM clause of the contract, as well as

5 CFR 890.110 and 5 CFR 890.308 (final

regulations pending). The carrier’s

cooperation in the enrollment

reconciliation process is essential so

that OPM can determine the total

premium payment to the carrier. The

contracting officer will evaluate this

sub-element based on the carrier’s

demonstrated record of complying with

OPM guidance in reconciling

enrollments and resolving enrollment

discrepancies, as well as on the carrier’s

demonstrated record of following

disenrollment procedures in accordance

with 5 CFR 890.110 and 890.308 (final

regulations pending).

(b) Critical Contract Compliance

Requirements. This performance
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incentive element shall represent 30

percent of the total computation and

shall be based on the carrier’s

compliance with the following subelements:

(1) Notification of Changes in Name

or Ownership; or Transfer of Assets.

OPM must be able to assess the viability

of the carrier and its ability to provide

health care to enrollees so that they do

not experience difficulty obtaining

treatment and other services. The

contracting officer will evaluate this

sub-element based on the carrier’s

compliance with FEHBAR

Subparts1642.12, Novation and Changeof-Name Agreements, and 1642.70,

Management Agreement (in Lieu of

Novation Agreement).

(2) Notification of Other Significant

Events. The carrier must notify OPM of

significant events such as lawsuits,

strikes, and natural disasters so that

OPM can assess the carrier’s ability to

pay claims and provide services to

enrollees. In evaluating this subelement, the contracting officer will

consider the carrier’s demonstrated

record of compliance with 1652.222–70,

including timely notification and

explanation of all significant events that

may have a material effect on the

carrier’s ability to perform the contract.

Such events include, but are not limited

to: Disposal of major assets; loss of 15%

or more of its overall membership;

addition or termination of provider

agreements; and changes of

participating plans.

(3) Notification of Changes in

Contract Administrators. OPM must be

able to reach the person responsible for

managing the carrier’s FEHB contract

without delay when an enrollee calls

OPM in need of urgent medical

treatment, an ID card, or other service.

Each carrier’s designated contact will

maintain telephone and electronic

communications with OPM so that

issues can be resolved quickly. The

contracting officer will evaluate this

sub-element based on the carrier’s

compliance with the Notice clause and

Contract Administration Data sheet in

the contract, and will consider the

carrier’s record in notifying OPM

promptly of changes in its carrier

Representative or contracting official,

mailing or electronic address, telephone

or FAX number.

(4) Submission of Required Reports.

The reports specified in the Statistics

and Special Studies and FEHB Quality

Assurance clauses of the contract and

are essential for tracking enrollment,

finances, rates, etc. The contracting

officer will base the carrier’s

performance in this sub-element on its

demonstrated record in providing

timely and accurate performance,

demographics, fraud and abuse,

debarment, and CPA reports, HEDIS and

FACCT measures, and other reports as

required by OPM within the OPMspecified time frames.

1609.7101–2 Community-rated carrier

performance incentive factors.

OPM will apply the Customer Service

and Critical Contract Compliance

Requirements percentage factors

specified by the contracting officer

when a community-rated carrier does

not provide the information, payment,

or service, perform the function, or

otherwise meet its obligations as stated

in 1609.7101–1. The factors will be

added and applied to the carrier’s total

premium dollars paid for the preceding

contract period. The amount obtained

after the total premium is multiplied by

the factor will be withheld from the

carrier’s periodic premium payments

payable during the first quarter of the

following contract period, unless an

alternative payment arrangement is

made with the carrier’s contracting

officer.

The incentive factors for each basic

element are set forth below:

COMMUNITY-RATED CARRIER

PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE FACTORS

Element

Incentive factor (To be

multiplied by

premium and

withheld from

carrier’s payments)

I. Customer Service (70% of

Total) ................................... .007

II. Critical Contract Compliance Requirements (30% of

Total) ................................... .003

Maximum Aggregate Percent

of Premium .......................... .01

PART 1632—CONTRACT FINANCING

3. In section 1632.170, paragraphs (a)

and (b)(1) are revised to read as follows:

1632.170 Recurring premium payments to

carriers.

(a)(1) Recurring payments to carriers

of community-rated plans. OPM will

pay to carriers of community-rated

plans the premium payments received

for the plan less the amounts credited to

the contingency and administrative

reserves, amounts assessed under

paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and

amounts due for other contractual

obligations. Premiums will be due and

payable not later than 30 days after

receipt by the Employees Health

Benefits (EHB) Fund.

(2) The sum of the two performance

incentive factors applicable under

1609.7101–2 will be multiplied by the

carrier’s total net-to-carrier premium

dollars paid for the preceding contract

period. The amount obtained after the

total premium is multiplied by the sum

of the factors will be withheld from the

carrier’s periodic premium payment

payable during the first quarter of the

following contract period unless an

alternative payment arrangement is

made with the carrier’s contracting

officer. OPM will deposit the withheld

funds in the carrier’s contingency

reserve for the plan. The aggregate

amount withheld annually for

performance for any carrier shall not

exceed one percent of premium for any

contract period.

(b)(1) Recurring payments to carriers

of experience-rated plans. OPM will

make payments on a letter of credit

(LOC) basis. Premium payments

received for the plan, less the amounts

credited to the contingency and

administrative reserves and amounts for

other obligations due under the

contract, will be made available for

carrier drawdown not later than 30 days

after receipt by the EHB Fund.

* * * * *

PART 1652—CONTRACT CLAUSES

4. The clause heading and paragraph

(a) of the clause in section 1652.232–70

are revised to read as follows:

1652.232–70 Payments—community-rated

contracts.

* * * * *

PAYMENTS (JAN 1999)

(a) OPM will pay to the Carrier, in full

settlement of its obligations under this

contract, subject to adjustment for error or

fraud, the subscription charges received for

the plan by the Employees Health Benefits

Fund (hereinafter called the Fund) less the

amounts set aside by OPM for the

Contingency Reserve and for the

administrative expenses of OPM, amounts

assessed under 1609.7101–2, and amounts

for other obligations due under the contract,

plus any payments made by OPM from the

Contingency Reserve.

* * * * *

5. In section 1652.232–71, the clause

heading and paragraph (a) of the clause

are revised to read as follows:

1652.232–71 Payments—experience-rated

contracts.

* * * * *

PAYMENTS (JAN 1999)

(a) OPM will pay to the Carrier, in full

settlement of its obligations under this

contract, subject to adjustment for error or

fraud, the subscription charges received for

the Plan by the Employees Health Benefits
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Fund (hereinafter called the Fund) less the

amounts set aside by OPM for the

Contingency Reserve and for the

administrative expenses of OPM and

amounts for other obligations due under the

contract, plus any payments made by OPM

from the Contingency Reserve.

* * * * *

1652.244–70 [Amended]

6. In section 1652.244–70, in

paragraph (f) of the clause, the FAR

reference ‘‘15.903(d)’’ is removed and

the FAR reference ‘‘15.404–4(c)(4)(i)’’ is

added in its place.

7. Section 1652.370 in the table in

paragraph (c) the following clauses and

Text references in the FEHBP Clause

Matrix are revised as follows: FAR

52.215–22 and FAR 15.804–8(a) are

revised to read 52.215–10 and 15.408(b)

respectively; 52.215–24 and 15.804–8(c)

are revised to read 52.215–12 and

15.408(d) respectively; 52.215–27 and

15.804–8(e) are revised to read 52.215–

15 and 15.408(g) respectively; 52.215–

30 and 15.904(a) are revised to read

52.215–16 and 15.408(h) respectively;

52.215–31 and 15.904(b) are revised to

read 52.215–17 and 15.408(i)

respectively; and 52.215–39 and

15.804–8(f) are revised to read 52.215–

18 and 15.408(j) respectively; FAR

52.215–70 is revised to read 1652.215–

70.

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